Working on this issue of OTM was painful. Not because the writing, editing, and other work was especially hard. No, I learned that writing about so many cool summer adventures – ones I’ve been dreaming about for far too long and others I haven’t had time for in years – while being stuck behind a […]
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Whitewater enthusiasts revere the rivers of north-central Idaho – the Salmon River, its 425 miles of undammed water the longest free-flowing river in the contiguous 48 states; the Selway and its siblings in the Clearwater country east of Lewiston, which drain a wild area large enough to be its own state; the tumultuous Snake River
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Pend Oreille County is a wild and beautiful corner of Washington with some of the most diverse wildlife of anywhere in the Northwest. Iconic critters like grizzly bears, wolverine, moose, wolves, and although rare, even caribou roam the scenic, rugged mountains less than two hours north of Spokane. But come this time of year, the
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Finding Meaning In Meat One day when I was 12, my dad and I strapped on snowshoes in the pre-dawn light and drew tracks across the forest in our pursuit of elk. Then prints we made joined theirs, and suddenly an opportunity. My father grabbed a tree so I could rest my rifle on his
Newsflash: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Spokane River has become the newest surfing hotspot here in the Inland Northwest. Yes – that’s right…the Spokane River. In the Spokane Valley, just east of Sullivan Road, people geared up in helmets, PFD’s and stand-up paddle boards, line up uniformly in a slack-water section of the river. They are
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Learn about author James Johnson and his guidebook, “50 Hikes: Eastern Washington’s Highest Mountains,” published in 2003.
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Freedom Climbers Bernadette McDonald Rocky Mountain Books, 2011, 352 pages Once again banff festival Director turned author, Bernadette McDonald, wowed the Banff Mountain Book Festival jury. Her latest book, Freedom Climbers, garnered the Don and Phyllis Munday award for Mountain Literature—Banff’s top award. McDonald received the award during the book festival ceremony on November 3,
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Death Valley To Mt. Whitney. Solo.In 89 Hours And 38 Minutes. Is Lisa Bliss Crazy Or Just Crazy Good? With freezing hands, Lisa Bliss battled to change the batteries in her headlamp. Sleep-deprived and grossly exhausted, she shivered in the dark on that July night in California and tried to finesse the tiny batteries into
Unique in every way imaginable, the town of Joseph rests comfortably in the middle of nowhere and at the center of everything. This tiny northeastern Oregon town rests at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains, at the tip of Wallowa Lake and at the end of Highway 351—trapped between the massive Eagle Cap Wilderness and
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In the mountains, every time someone blazes a memorable new trail or creates a distinguished new path, he or she names either the endeavor or the route. Beyond arriving at the summit by the easiest means, climbers prefer the challenge of a route, and many prefer being the very first on a certain course. Sometimes
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